This Or That (4)

Hey Chroniclers! It's Friday once more! It's actually funny because I'm scheduling these in July and I'm saying it's Friday and it's like Thursday and I did like 4 of these in a row. It's messing with my schedule! >.> Anywho, it's time for edition of This Or That, a weekly hosted by me where I pit two covers of the same novel against each other. They both have the same story, but the image that sells is different. It's your job, as Chroniclers, to vote for your favorite cover at the end of the post and let us all know which is fan favorite. Let us begin!

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa.

In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.

Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked-and given the ultimate choice. Die or become one of the monsters.

Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.

Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outsider her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend-a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.

But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what-and who-is worth dying for.

Now the original cover is pretty cool but it has the usual person on it like most of YA books and that is becoming overplayed. Now the second one is pretty cool. Any cover that doesn't have a person on it looks pretty cool to me because I can see the different designs and such. I love the gold and black and it seriously pops out.

Between the two, my obvious favorite is the second one. I just love it too much not for it not to be my favorite. But what do you guys think? Vote for your favorite below and let's see which one is the winner!

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Tuesday's Novel Spotlight (41)

Welcome, welcome, welcome my little children into the world. Your mission is to please us readers by letting us read your story and find out what you are all about. There are many of you, but only a few of you will truly reign. Only one of you though will sit on the throne. This week it's;

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa!

In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew savage for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.

Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked-and given the ultimate choice. Die or become one of the monsters.

Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.

Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outsider her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend-a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of the humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike. 

But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what-and who-is worth dying for.

The Story: Like all other vampire stories, it sounds the same. I mean it sounded pretty cool but then the love was thrown in and I just about died myself. Why do authors feel the need to add love to every vampire novel? Just make it with no love! Seriously!

The Cover: The cover is beautiful though. If it were for the cover alone I would get it. I love the blood from the eye and the sort of background texture it has on the whole image. I actually want to go see what it looks like in person.

The Verdict: This one is a pass. I'm sick and tired of vampire novels that involve love and it's seriously like beating a dead horse. It's done and over with and I don't know why it's still around. 

What are your thoughts on the author, cover and story? Leave your comments down below!